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W G. E. ADAMS.

BAR-FOR JEWELRY CHAINS. N0.'288',392. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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' i i A ITED STATES. PATENT FHQ GEORGE ADAMS, oE rRovInEnoE,RHODEISLANDQ BAR oe JEWELRY-CHAINS.

SPECIFIGATION"fOTIDl I Ig part of Letters Patent N0. 288,392, datedNovember 13,

Application filed March 26, 1883. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.

Be itknownthat LGEoReEE. ADAMS, ofthe city and county of Providence, inthe State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBars forAttachmenttoWatch Chains and other Articles of Jewelry, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to bars for chains, sleeve links, buttons, andotherarticles. The bar is composed of metal or other proper material. Itmaybe grooved or slotted from end to end,

y or from the center, or near the center, to one a end thereof, asdesired. No end grooves or 2 slots are necessary. Preferably, two slotsor grooves are made upon opposite sides of the a bar, in which an eye orcatch is secured in such manner that it may be moved through theentireilength of the slots or grooves to or .near

the end of the bar, andturned parallel or nearly parallel therewith. Anyother mechanical devices for the extension of the eye as aforesaidmaybeused.

I eye in position. on the line as w of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are Figurel is a side View of the bar with the Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionsimilar sections illustrating modifications in the form of the bar andits attachments.

ends ofthe catch; E, the slots; to,

d y b, the spring. The bar may be a metal or other suitable material.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the bar 5 B, the ring; 0, the eye; D,the catch; D, the the grooves; composed of It is of any desiredshape-preferably cylindrical or tubu- The sides of the bar may be struckup lar. from any suitable material in two or more parts or otherwise,asdesired. The slots or grooves T46 leaving between them, if desired,but anarrow n ot be extended to the end of the bar.

, the end of the g the slot.

may be produced directly opposite each other on opposite sides of thebar, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or elsewhere upon the circumference,

strip of material, as in Fig. 4. The slotneed (See Fig. 1.) The eye,however, is of such a size and shape that it may easily be passed overbar when passedto the end of The spring is composed of steel or othersuitable material, and may be secured to the slotted end of the bar andmade to extend to or the spring may be fastened in any manner which willsecure the pressure aforesaid.

After the slots have been produced and the spring secured as desired,the parts are fastened together by soldering or otherwise. If, when thesides of the bar are fastened together, apertures are left at theends,end pieces adapted for such use are fitted and fastened therein. d

The eye is held securely in its position in the center of the bar withinnotches or upward extensions of the slots. It is detached therefrom bytaking the eye or ring between the thumb and finger and pressing thesame down upon the spring. If grooves are used, slight depressions maybe made in the ends thereof inthe center of the bar, designed to receivethe ends D of the catch D. The catch,

being composed of steel or other suitable flexible material, is easilysprung in and out of the depressions. The eye and ring maybe integral,extending on the same line or plane. (See drawings.)

The chief point in my invention. consists in detaching an eye, ring,link, or other appendage of a jewelry-bar from its natural and properposition at or near the center of the bar,moving the same to or near theend, and extending the same beyond the end thereof, parallel or nearlyparallel therewith,whether such result be secured by the use of grooves,slots,or other devices, excepting, however, the devices specified inLetters Patent of the United States No. 273,792. a

A jewelry-bar as thus constructed is much better adapted for most usesthan those in ordinary use. It may be easily inserted in an aperturescarcely larger than the bar itself, while an ordinary bar requiresamuch larger aperture. It is particularly adapted for link cuff-buttons,as its exposed surface is smooth and free from rings orbands or othercontrive ances for securing the eye or ring, and is'sus= ceptible of ahigh degree of ,polish or ornamen: tation. It makes a more finishedcuff-fastener than the link-buttons in ordinary use, as the smallapertures in the cuffs designed for the reception of the buttons arecovered and hidden thereby. I 5 I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent- l. A jewelry-bar having a movable eye at-' tached at or near thecenter of said bar, and capable of being moved to or near the end 10thereof and extended parallel or nearly parallel therewith,substantially as described.

2. The combinatiomvvith the barA, having slots E E, of the eye 0,arranged in said slots,

and capable of being moved through the same to or near the end of thebar, and the spring 12, I 5 secured within the bar, and adapted to holdthe eye at or near the center of the bar by eX- erting a pressureagainst the under side of said eye, substantially as described.

' GEO. E: ADAMS.

